Combination chair and table set



April 20, 1937. ME mEs 2,077,855

COMBINATION CHAIR AND TABLE SET Filed July 10, 1935 ATTORNEY PatentedApr. 20, 1937 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE 1 Claim.

My invention relates to improvements in combination chair and table setsfor use in any place Where space is limited, for instance in schools,restaurants, or the like.

The principal object of my invention is to provide simple, inexpensivemeans for assembling a chair or bench and table into a compact unit inwhich the table top is positioned to overhang the lap of the occupant ofthe chair and said table is readily adjustable to difierent levels orquickly detachable from the chair.

Other subordinate objects are also comprehended by my invention, all ofwhich will presently appear when the following description and claimsare read in conjunction with the accompanying drawing.

In said drawing:

Figure 1 is a perspective view illustrating a preferred embodiment of myinvention.

Figure 2 is a view partly in side elevation and partly in verticalsection.

Figure 3 is a transverse sectional view taken on the line 3-3 of Figure2 and illustrating in detail a clamp forming part of the means forassembling the chair and table.

Figure 4 is a similar view showing a modified form of clamp.

Figure 5 is a View in side elevation of a modified form of table andmeans for securing the same to a chair having inclined legs and Figure 6is a view in side elevation illustrating another modified form of meansfor securing the table of Figure 5 to the same type of chair.

Referring to the drawing in detail, and first to the preferredembodiment of the invention as shown in Figures 1 to 3 inclusive, thenumeral I designates a chair or bench including a seat 2, back 3, andlegs 4, one of said legs 4 being centrally located and rectangular incross section.

The numeral 6 designates the table of my invention, said tablecomprising a flat top 1 and a single centrally disposed leg 8, alsorectangular in cross section, and designed to be secured to the centralchair leg 4, whereby the table top I overhangs the seat 2 of said chair.The securing means comprises, in this instance, a vertical centralgroove 9 in the front face of the chair leg 4 and a vertical centrallydisposed tongue II] on the rear face of the table leg 8. A clamping bandI I, provided with ears l2 adapted to be drawn together by a bolt I3 andwing-nut I4 secure said legs 4 and 8 together with the tongue I0 seatedin the groove 9. By loosening the 55 clamp I I, the table may beadjusted vertically to any desired level and by removing said clamp,said table may be quickly detached from the chair. As an alternativemeans for securing the leg 8 to the leg 4, one or the other of said legsmay be provided with a vertically disposed 5 through slot, for instanceas at I3. A bolt I4 in the other leg passing through said slot I3 and awing-nut I5 serve to clamp the legs 4- and 8 together.

In Figure 5, a modified means is shown for 10 securing the table to achair I having inclined legs IS. The lower ends of the leg 8 of saidtable and one of the chair legs I6 are secured together by means of asocket member Il. A clamp I8, similar to that shown in Figure 3 se- 15cures said legs together at a point intermediate their ends andadjustably clamps the table leg 8 in the socket member I l and againstthe front edge of the chair seat I9.

In Figure 6, another modified means is shown 20 for attaching the table6 to a chair I of the inclined leg type so that said table is rotatable.

In this instance, the table leg 8 is cylindrical and is secured to thechair I by means of two brackets, 20 and 2|, one of which is secured tothe edge of the chair seat 2 by screws 22, the other being secured, asby screws 23, to the lower end of one of the chair legs 24. Eachbracket, 20 and 2|, includes a sleeve portion, 25 and 26,

through which the table leg 8 is inserted with 30.

its lower end resting on the floor.

The invention and its advantages will, it is believed, be understoodfrom the foregoing. It is to be understood, however, that modificationsother than those illustrated may be resorted to 35 without departingfrom the spirit of the invention or the scope of the appended claim.

What I claim is:

A combination chair and table set including a table having a top and asingle centrally disposed 40 leg, and means for detachably securing saidleg to a leg of the chair for vertical adjustment to difierent fixedpositions and including a tongue and groove connection between saidlegs, and. clamping means surrounding said legs, said tongue and grooveconnection being substantially rectangular in form, and said legs havingopposed fiat surfaces upon each side of said tongue and. grooveconnection, said clamping means 50 comprising a single flat band offlexible material terminating in opposed laterally spaced ears and abolt and nut connecting said ears.

ELIZABETH RIESS.

